SPARK JOY 
The therapeutic relationship is about the collaboration and trust of two different individuals: the client and the therapist. Clients trust us with their thoughts, feelings and opinions, and in turn the therapist’s guidance might lead them towards new perspectives that increase joy and decrease distress. One of the highlights of being a therapist in Westchester, New York and Connecticut is being able to witness that moment of SPARK, when a client has an insight that can fundamentally shift things for the better. Internal shifts in perspective can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
SPARK PEACE
Often, our emotional distress arises when we are at odds with the way someone else is thinking or behaving; We feel we are absolutely right, and others are definitely wrong. Typically, we entrench ourselves so deeply in this divide that we struggle seeing a resolution. As a therapist in Westchester, New York and Connecticut, I offer therapeutic interventions like couple and family therapy, or those in CBT and DBT, that help you learn to cope with your emotional distress, gain insight into your own position, and ideally build an understanding of “the other,” creating the SPARK of peace and resolution.
SPARK HEALING
There are times when we have gone through losses and traumatic experiences that weigh heavily on our heart. They might have been years ago, or just last week. As a therapist in Westchester, New York and Connecticut, I am a skilled companion that can walk the journey with you and unpack feelings of fear, sadness, anger, or hurt , allowing the SPARK of hope and healing to emerge.
SPARK SERENITY
Whether you are religious or not, we all have a lot to take away from the now famous mantra of twelve step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” It speaks to the necessity of letting go of the false notion that we can control everything. The SPARK of serenity arises when one can learn to stop, let go, and gain wise clarity of what we can indeed control – often, only ourselves.
SPARK MOTIVATION
Demotivation is hard to crack. Even when we know what we want in our lives, we can get stuck and simply cannot break free of what holds us back. It is an internal struggle between what we wish we could do and what we are actually doing. Unpacking this can uncover deep seated beliefs that support our inertia, or other conditions that have been previously undiagnosed. As a therapist in Westchester, New York and Connecticut, I can help you figure out what holds you back and find out the ways to SPARK motivation.
SPARK SUCCESS
As a therapist in Westchester, New York and Connecticut, I can help you SPARK success and free yourself to move forward in your life. Families yell less, are more productive, and love more. In difficult blended or divorce family situations, we can increase the collaboration and decrease the toxic environment that has such adverse mental health effects on children. Individuals can do better with relationships at home or at work, and have the courage to take bold steps towards their dreams.
Client Testimonial
I am confident that my marriage and blending of families would not have been nearly as successful if not for the warm, knowledgeable, insightful, straightforward approach from Marisol. My husband and I BOTH felt equally heard and understood. As an individual, she truly helped me learn to let go and move on, and try not to control everything. As a family, we’ve struggled with ADHD, anxiety, depression, alcohol and different parenting/personality styles. Marisol has been an invaluable resource and has helped make us an unbreakable family-unit. We will all be forever grateful.